Please, I'm Begging You

Huanyue's delight brimmed in her chest, and her face blossomed with an even brighter radiance than usual. She couldn't suppress her laughter.

Tenderly brushing aside the slightly mussed bangs from all the petting, she cupped the other girl's cheeks in both hands and studied her carefully.

"Why was it always so hard to notice before?" Huanyue murmured, then suddenly burst into laughter. "Tohka is super cute."

"Mm?"

Tohka blinked in slight confusion, her cheeks faintly reddening. Somewhat bashfully, she said softly, "Really? Actually, Huanyue is cute too, and very pretty. Being with you feels really comfortable."

"Qian... Huanyue, is that Mom's name? It sounds nice."

A childish voice echoed in her mind, nearly overlapping with Tohka's voice, and Huanyue was briefly surprised.

"Wow..."

Huanyue kept looking at Tohka's face, while Tohka watched Huanyue's. After the two stared at each other for a while—

"Of course I'd be happy if I could make Tohka like me this much. I'd be more than willing," Huanyue suddenly said, though the blush on her cheeks still looked incredibly unnatural.

"...!"

For some reason, a surge of spiritual power rose within her, making her feel unbearably itchy and uncomfortable. Huanyue tried to dispel the sweet impressions that had suddenly flooded her mind.

But the more she tried to suppress them, the more those pleasant feelings welled up in her mind, until even her expression softened dreamily.

"But role-playing time is over. I need to leave for a bit. You can reply to my messages on Line later."

"Anyway, goodbye, everyone!" Huanyue hesitated twice before swiftly untying the trio. After putting her glasses back on, she sprinted away as though fleeing.

Her retreating figure looked somewhat disheveled.

"Huanyue?" Tohka waved after her, unable to understand why she had suddenly left. She had clearly been having quite